Loxostege mira Amsel, 1951

Alipanah, Helen, Asselbergs, Jan, Malm, Tobias & Slamka, František, 2023, Taxonomic study of the subfamily Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Iran, Zootaxa 5289 (1), pp. 1-82 : 61

Loxostege mira Amsel, 1951

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Loxostege mira Amsel, 1951: 550–551 .

TL: Iran, Bender Tchahbahar; Tahte Malek.

Material examined. 7 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀: Hormozgân Prov.: 1 ♀, Bandar Abbâs, 4.v.1969, Pâzuki, Hâshemi leg. , 1 ♂, 6 ♀♀, Bandar Abbâs, Rudân , 400 m, 4.iv.1973, Abâi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2432, HMIM) , 1 ♂, Bandar Abbâs, Hâjiâbâd , 1050 m, 3.v.1996, Badii, Ardeh, V. Nazari leg. , 1 ♂, Isin , 240 m, 5.iv.1973, Abâi leg. ; Kermân Prov.: 1 ♂, Jiroft , Esfandagheh, 21.iv.1971, Safavi, Zairi leg. , 1 ♀, Kahnuj , Âb Bârik, 500 m, 22.iv.1994, Ebrâhimi, Parchami-Arâghi leg. (gen. prep. HA-2438, HMIM) ; Sistân and Baluchestân Prov.: 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Khâsh, 11 km NE Kârvândar, 1300 m, 13.v.1972, Abâi, Ebert leg. (gen. prep. HA-2435, HMIM) , 1 ♀, Khâsh , 3 km S Sangân, 1550 m, 19.v.1972, Abâi, Ebert leg. , 1 ♀, Bampur , Bazmân, 12.-14.iv.1973, Safavi, Borumand leg.

Distribution. Iran including Kerman (Anbar Abad) and Sistan and Baluchestan (Bandar Chabahar, Takht-e Malek and Putab: Kahuran) Provinces ( Amsel 1951, 1959, 1961).

Figures

FIGURE 27. A) Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus), male. B) L. mira Amsel, female. C) L. shirazalis (Amsel), male. D– F) Achyra nudalis (Ḩbner): male, Hormozgan, Gheshm (D), female, West Azarbaijan, Maku (E), male, West Azarbaijan, Maku (F) (scale bar = 10.0 mm).